You don't indicate any cuisine preferences, and it would be helpful to have a per person budget for food since people's ideas of what constitutes "reasonably priced" can differ. That said, here are some options in the area that we like:

Thanks so much, RGR, these are all great choices. You are absolutely right about variations of "reasonably priced", but any of these should be OK with this group. Next time I will be a little more specific.

I respect the fact that you disagree with me and am sorry Bar Milano fell short for you. We've been there twice, and the food both times was delicious. The first time, we ordered a la carte, and portion sizes were more than adequate. The second meal was a tasting dinner and, frankly, several of the portions were much larger than I would have expected for this kind of meal. As far as prices go, I consider them to be on the upper end of moderate, which I think is appropriate given the quality of the cuisine, the level of service, and the overall ambiance.

Thanks for all your suggestions, they each sounded great. We chose Turkish Kitchen, and everyone loved it. We were seeing a show at Baruch College, so we had to eat early. Their $21.95 early bird special was terrific. We were all stuffed and didn't even have time for the dessert. I had the beef dumplings in yoghurt sauce, the coban salad, and the donner that is served over eggplant, which was fantastic. And, they have $8 martinis, so how can you go wrong.

i will agree with the turkish kitchen reco. was just there yesterday. food was great as usual (large menu) and i even think the service has improved, greatly. will also agree with bamiyan. the others have been added to my list of places to try as i'm in that nabe twice a week.

for something different, i highly recommend chinese mirch (indo chinese cuisine) on 28th and lex. i am slightly addicted at the moment. the food is sooo good.

i will also recommend jaiya (3rd and 28th), probably one of the best thai restaurants in the city, imo, but i agree it has been uneven recently. although some may disagree, i like Rice which is across the street from Chinese Mirch but they only take cash and NYS checks.